73. OK, reporting back from listening: turns out I know more ELO

than I thought, just by growing up in the 70's. "Can't Get It Out of My Head", "Evil Woman", "Strange Magic"--etc. They got a lot more radio play than I remembered. I'll be honest, I don't like any of their singles--pop-sounding, just not my thing. However, I listened to Eldorado (someone posted the full album on Youtube)--better than their singles would suggest, like most groups back then. Very reminiscent of Beatles and Elton John, to me. Nice melodies, good composing and songwriting. I recognize "Boy Blue", I think my brother must have had this album somewhere in his vast collection. It could grow on me, though I will say it doesn't rock. Not really able to compare it to Kansas--they were primarily a guitar-rock band that incorporated violin (just one guy), not a string-heavy classical-sounding orchestra-type thing. Thanks for the recommendation, it's worth listening to.